Configure attribute value discrepancy in CMDB 360

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title: Configure attribute value discrepancy in CMDB 360
description: Configure attribute comparison settings in CMDB 360 to detect data inconsistencies across multiple discovery sources.
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product: Telecommunications Service Operations Management
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topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Activate Discrepancy and Reconciliation, Configure Telecom Visibility, Configure, Telecommunications Service Operations Management]
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# Configure attribute value discrepancy in CMDB 360

Configure attribute comparison settings in CMDB 360 to detect data inconsistencies across multiple discovery sources.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

Confirm that CMDB 360 is enabled and configured in your instance.

## About this task

The following screenshot can help you to set up the fields to identify the discrepancy.\[Omitted image "set-attribute-discrepancy-value.png"\] Alt text: CMDB MultiSource Column Metadata user interface with the fields configured for discrepancy.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to the table **All** > **cmdb\_multisource\_column\_metadata.list**.

2.  Select **New** to create a new record.

3.  In the **MultiSource Column** field, select the attribute to compare.

4.  Select the table to compare the attributes to the fields.

    **Note:** If the table you need isn’t listed, select and hold \(or right-click\) on the Table label and select **Configure Dictionary**.

5.  To configure a dictionary entry, do the following.

    1.  In the dictionary entry, select **View** and then select **Advanced**.

    2.  In the **Attributes** field, set the attributes as `base_start=true` and `allow_public=true`.


## Result

You can use the configured attributes in the CMDB 360 query.

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